eDiscovery Business information about the litigation support and electronic discovery industry. Including investment opportunities, acquisitions & mergers, funding news, significant business successes, new alliances, product announcements and relative links. Please feel free to forward news worthy information to Brad Jenkins at jenkins.bradley@gmail.com for posting consideration. Disclaimer: No representation is made as to whether the information provided is the most current available.

Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Although Sarbanes-Oxley (S-OX) took effect three years ago, companies continue to struggle with compliance issues. As organizations continue to migrate more and more from a paper-centric environment to an electronic and paperless environment, challenges abound.

Thursday, March 24, 2005

Litigators, corporate lawyers, forensic consultants and litigation support professionals will convene for "e-Discovery Spring Congress," April 13, 2005, at The Palace Hotel, in San Francisco. ALM and Business Development Institute will host the conference which will cover all facets of electronic evidence discovery for the legal community, complementing a similar program held in the fall of 2004 in New York City.

Monday, March 21, 2005

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--National Data Conversion (NDC), a leading compliance, backup tape restoration, data conversion and discovery firm with more than 20 years of industry experience, announced today that it has been named to the Department of Energy's prestigious Qualified Supplier List (QSL).

Sunday, March 20, 2005

REDWOOD CITY, CALIFORNIA, (NAMC) – Cataphora Inc., creator of the C-Evidence Review Platform for electronic evidence discovery and analysis, today announced the appointment of one of its customers, Steven Clark, to the position of Vice President of Client Services. Clark’s in-depth experience of large-scale review and production significantly strengthens Cataphora’s client-facing team.

Friday, March 18, 2005

Kroll Ontrack(R) yesterday honored top legal professionals with its third annual Electronic Evidence Thought Leadership Awards. Award recipients include law firms, litigators, practice support professionals and scholars who have shown excellence and leadership in the field of electronic discovery.

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

The Phoenix company, which is a subsidiary of Philippines-based SPI Technologies Inc., provides electronic discovery and litigation support services to law firms, corporate legal departments and government agencies.

Friday, March 04, 2005

STAMFORD, Conn., March 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pitney Bowes Management Services (PBMS), a subsidiary of Pitney Bowes Inc. (NYSE: PBI - News), today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Compulit, Inc., a leading provider of litigation support services to law firms and corporate clients. This business will be part of the newly created Pitney Bowes Legal Solutions operation, which is led by Arlen Henock.

Wednesday, March 02, 2005

MALVERN, Pa. (AP) - Ikon Office Solutions Inc., which leases office equipment, is cutting 1,500 jobs - or five per cent of its workforce - to reduce costs and is leaving the document services business because of limited profitability, the company said Tuesday.

About Me

Brad Jenkins is the President and CEO of CloudNine Discovery, an electronic discovery software and services company, that assists corporations and law firms in the collection, processing and review of electronic data. Brad writes the Litigation Support Industry Blog, which covers news about litigation support and ediscovery companies' funding & investment activities, acquisitions & mergers and notable business successes.

Brad consults with businesses and investors looking to buy or sell companies in the litigation support and e-discovery marketplace. Brad has over 20 years of leadership experience with technology and startups, and specializes in business strategy, sales and marketing. Brad's customer centric business approach has been instrumental in the successful sale/acquisition of the last three start-ups in which he was involved.